Department of Agriculture March 29, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Pike National Forest of the Rocky Mountain Region of the Forest Service announces availability of the Final Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final Plan/EIS), Supplemental Information Report (SIR) and Record of Decision 2 (ROD 2) for the Gold Camp Road. The Forest Service is also announcing the agency's decision to restore and open a collapsed railroad tunnel and reopen a closed section of Gold Camp Road to one-way traffic, with a third party partner to operate the 8.5-mile segment of road (Modified Alternative E). The objective of the management plan for the road is to best accommodate public use and access to National Forest System lands and nearby private in-holdings while maintaining public safety and the historic character of the road. The affected road segment has been closed since 1988 for safety reasons. On December 6, 2005, the Forest Service withdrew the original ROD. During this initial appeal process, five appeals were received. The Forest Service contacted each appellant and notified them that a ROD 2 would be issued and a new appeal process will be started. No changes were made to the Final Plan/EIS, however, a Supplemental Information Report (SIR) is incorporated into the Final Plan/EIS. The SIR does not introduce new information, rather provides a greater detailed understanding of contents within the Final Plan/EIS and the intended effects they have on the Modified Alternative E.

The Rural Housing Service is correcting a notice published March 20, 2006 [71 FR 14056-14070]. The action is taken to correct the listing of the State Office addresses on pages 14062 and 14063. The list is attached at the end of the document.

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) proposes to revise the United States Standards for Sorghum to amend the definitions of the classes Sorghum, White sorghum, and Tannin sorghum, and to amend the definition of nongrain sorghum. The proposal also recommends amendments to the grade limits for broken kernels and foreign material (BNFM), and the subfactor foreign material (FM). Additionally, GIPSA proposes to insert a total count limit for other material into the standards and will revise the method of certifying test weight (TW). GIPSA further proposes to change the inspection plan tolerances for BNFM and FM. These proposed changes will help to facilitate the marketing of sorghum.

This final rule establishes regulations for seasons, harvest limits, methods, and means related to taking of fish and shellfish for subsistence uses during the 2006-07 regulatory year. The rulemaking is necessary because Subpart D is subject to an annual public review cycle. This rulemaking replaces the fish and shellfish taking regulations included in the ``Subsistence Management Regulations for Public Lands in Alaska, Subpart C and Subpart D2005-06 Subsistence Taking of Fish and Wildlife Regulations,'' which expire on March 31, 2006. This rule also amends the Customary and Traditional Use Determinations of the Federal Subsistence Board (Section .24 of Subpart C).